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<p n="110">Peticon of Mr Gunson <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50045_occ25">Highe<lb></lb>
Constable</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50045_geo31">Finsbury division</rs>
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<lb></lb>
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and of the cheife &<lb></lb>
antient Inhitants of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50045_geo32">Whitecrosse<lb></lb>
Street Libty</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50045_geo33">Cripplegate</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
a walth house<lb></lb>
granted</p>
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5s P<obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="112">with Oct<lb></lb>
1696</p>
<p n="113">To the Right Worpll: his Maties: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50045_occ26">Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace</rs>
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for the County of Middlx</p>
<p n="114">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50045_n114-1">William Gunson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50045_occ27">Gentman</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50045_occ28">High Consta<lb></lb>
-ble</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50045_geo34">Finsbury Division</rs>
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within the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50045_geo35">Hundred of Osulston</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the County aforesaid.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and of divers of the Cheif<lb></lb>
and ancient Inhabitants of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50045_geo36">Whit cross street</rs>
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Liberty in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50045_geo37">Parish of St Giles without Cripplegate</rs>
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in the said County</p>
<p n="115"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
</p>
<p n="116">That complaint hath beene made to your Peticoner by the said Inhabitants, that<lb></lb>
some persons of the said' Liberty of then own Authority have lately caused a Watch hous, to<lb></lb>
So built in a Certaine place called Play-hous yard in the said Liberty, And Meet one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50045_n116-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Wollaston</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50045_occ29">black Smith</rs>
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now Constable of the Said Liberty, hath of his own power removed<lb></lb>
the Watch from the ancient standing-place time out of mind, called <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50045_geo38">the White cross</rs>
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near<lb></lb>
Cheswell Street end in the said Liberty to the new erected Watch-hous above menconed<lb></lb>
which your Peticoner upon his Rounds hath often viewed, and finds to be very inconvenient<lb></lb>
and not So much for the Safety of the Inhabitants. or like the old Standing, and accustomed<lb></lb>
place of Watching. And also that Since the removal from the old Watching place a Burglary<lb></lb>
hath been commited near unto it. by which a person of good Note lost about Three score pounds<lb></lb>
in Money.</p>
<p n="117">The promises considered your Peticoner humbly prayes that this<lb></lb>
Honble. Bench will please to Order that the Several Constables and<lb></lb>
Headboroughs of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50045_geo39">Liberty of White cross street</rs>
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above mentioned<lb></lb>
may for the future keep their Stands, and constantly Watch in person<lb></lb>
att the old accustomed place att the White cross near Cheswell Street<lb></lb>
end in the Said Liberty, and not else where</p>
<p n="118">And not only your Peticoner but also<lb></lb>
the said Inhabitants, as in duty bound<lb></lb>
Shall ever pray Etca</p>
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